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Year 7 Biology Terms - Ecology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are

a)

None

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

2.

Is a rock considered abiotic or biotic?

a)

Abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

neither

3.

What is the difference between the biotic and abiotic factors?

a)

Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things.

b)

Biotic factors are nonliving things and abiotic factors are living things.

4.

Which is an example of a biotic factor in the environment?

a)

The climate in the region

b)

Carnivores that consume other animals

c)

Amount of helium gas in the air

d)

Flow of water in a river

5.

Adaptations are best described as

a)

features or characteristics of animals that allow them to survive or live in their ecosystems

b)

features of organisms that give them the ability to survive and reproduce in their ecosystems

c)

characteristics of plants that allow them to store food for when there is less light or water

d)

feeding relationships

6.

Which part of these plants is an adaptation that stores food for the plant?

a)

Bulb

b)

Leaves

c)

Stem

d)

Flower

7.

A desert is biome that can have extremely harsh living conditions. Which adaptations do animals need to survive in this type of environments.

a)

animals burrow deep in the ground during the day

b)

water is stored in fatty tissues in the body

c)

animals add fur to keep their body temperatures steady

d)

many animals are nocturnal which helps them to avoid sunlight

8.

A relationship between two species in which at least one benefits and the other is NOT killed and eaten is called ______________.

a)

Speciation

b)

Antagonism

c)

Partnership

d)

Symbiosis

9.

Mutualism is when

a)

both organisms benefit from the relationship

b)

only one organism benefits and the other is harmed

c)

one organism benefits and the other is not affected

10.

Commensalism is when

a)

both organisms benefit from the relationship

b)

when one organism benefits and the other is not affected

c)

only one organism benefits while the other is hurt by the relationship

d)

is when one is helped and the other is eaten

11.

Parasitism is when

a)

one organism benefits and the other is not affected

b)

only one organism benefits and the other is harmed

c)

both benefit both organisms benefit from the relationship

12.

Symbiosis means

a)

A relationship is formed between two organisms

b)

A relationship is formed between two species and at least one of them benefits

c)

a feeding relationship in which one organism/species eats another

d)

organisms exist together in an ecosystem

13.

True of False?

An example of COMPETITION occurs when both wolves and bears hunt the same prey in their habitats. If the bears consume all the prey in the area, the number of wolves will decrease and the habitat will be imbalanced.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is parasitism?

a)

A close, long lasting relationship when both organisms/species benefit

b)

A one-sided relationship where one of the organisms/species benefits greatly and the other is not helped nor harmed or damaged.

c)

One organism/species benefits from the relationship at the expense of the other.

15.

_______ occurs when two organisms are trying to acquire or get the same resources.

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Competition

c)

Predation

d)

Collaboration

16.

A lion kills and eats a zebra. This is an example of

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Competition

c)

Predation

17.

Mutualism, commensalism and parasitism are:

a)

ways organisms interact with each other

b)

biological controls used to contain introduced species

c)

processes used by plants in photosynthesis

d)

causes of extinction of species

18.

Adaptations help plants to .... choose two sentence endings

a)

Take in oxygen and carbon dioxide.

b)

Move from place to place.

c)

Capture light.

d)

See in the dim light.

19.

What is a habitat?

a)

A way an animal behaves.

b)

A group of the same animals living together.

c)

A specific place where an animal naturally lives.

d)

When an animal lives in a place that is not their home eg. a zoo

20.

The process by which plants make their own energy is called

a)

Photosyntheses

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Fotosynthesis

d)

Photosinthesis